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Lose 100lbs in a year.

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  • Comment by Shontel Kirby on 3/19/10 7:16 am
    I sincerely hope that all is well. Congrats to you!
  • Comment by sunshinexoxo on 3/13/10 1:02 am
    Here is a prayer for you blessd2bfree, May the love of ALL your OH Friends, On each Recovery Day blend with the love of God And shine on your pathway. Bigg Huggs! Nadia
  • Comment by octoberbabee on 3/5/10 1:41 pm
    Good for you! I know all will go well; just be sure to listen to the doctors and do what they tell you. I will keep you in my prayers. :)
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very small and quick update
on August 4, 2012 8:24 pm
hello OH family it has definitely been forever in a day since i have been on here to post my weight loss is now slim to none but i hsve to admit I have been slipping on my regimen my biggest problem now has been the extra skin and what to do with it. My weight is now down to 268lbs which makes my total weight loss to date to 200lbs even. My doctor estimates that i have about 50lbs of extra skin, i have done nothing to even begin the process of having the skin removed because i have high doubts that my insurance will pay for it, I plan to recommit myself to the process once my family vacation is done and over,. I dont want to restrict or limit myself during my vacation in which i work so hard for throughout the year. it has been 2 1/2 years since i have had sugar, bread, corn, rice, soda or anything that was set as a restriction when i had my gastric bypass. But i think my biggest problem is the fact that i eat and drink and the same time, i know shame on me. well i pray everyone is doing well in their journey and in their endeavor,
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Just a quick update!!!
on January 27, 2011 6:03 pm
Wow, has it really been that long since Ive been on here??? Im at a point of trying not to second guess myself or my decision to have the surgery, I am much more active now, and no longer feel restricted in my own body. I am doing so many new things i dont know where to begin, I had my surgery on March 16, 2010, on December 30th i was weighed and weighed 468lbs i said oh no enough is enough and started dieting on my own and lost over 50lbs on my own. I am now 10 months out and I have gone from 468lbs to 287lbs now where i would like to be but i will accept it for what it is. I just have to get back on track and work out a lil harder and stay on task a lil more. I hope and pray everyone is satisfied and doing well on their journey and I just encourage everyone to not focus on the setbacks but to avoid stepping back. Stepping back into your old ways and your old habits and just know that this journey is what you make it and will be as successful as you strive for it to be.
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im frustrated and depressed
on August 19, 2010 10:46 am
 Wow I am truly blessed and stressed all at the same time!! I honestly feel i was not fully prepared for the emotional ride that comes along with the weight loss!! I am always second guessing myself and reprimanding myself. For instance i am 5 mos out and disappointed in myself for the # of lbs i lost. I started dieting before my surgery and lost around 50 to 58 lbs on my own in 3 months. now in the 5 mos since my surgery I hove only lost an additional 79 to 87 lbs. What is going on what am i doing wrong?? for the life of me i just cant get this process right!! I forget to drink my protein and take my calcium and vitamins i am really active but i honestly estimated that i would lose about 20 to 25lbs a month after the surgery due to my size which means i should have lost an additional 100 or 125lbs after the surgery by now so boy oh boy am i behind the target i set for myself!! Any suggestions or encouraging words please send them my way because i am becoming so depressed by this all!!
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Sorry for the long wait!!!!
on July 17, 2010 6:20 pm
Hello OH family I am back!! Has anyone all of a sudden become so much busier now that they are more active!??! I am happy to report that as of yesterday I am 4 months out and down 115lbs it feels so great my next mile marker is to reach 125lbs down!! This new life is a difficult one at times because sometimes i question whether or not I am succeeding at it and I always feel there is more I can be doing to make the progress a success so much of my hair has come out over the past couple of months but I am coping and dealing with the lost one day at a time!! I have to get better at my nutrition regimen because I so often forget my calcium, my vitamins and my proteins because I am letting my social life and schedule take over!! well i am not reclaiming my focus I must become more focused in this area and I will become more focused!! GOD has been very good to me and because of that fact I will not complain!! I love the changes although I am unable to see them the way everyone else sees them!! I see little changes here and there but not to the extent that my family and friends see them!!
     What I find to be odd is that my skin has become very sensitive products that I was able to use before I am not longer able to use in fact they notw cause a severe reaction!! I am at a plateau right now I guess I have been the same weight for two weeks now, Does anyone have any pointers on how to jumpstart the losing phase again or is it just a waiting game??:? I hope everyone is well and i look forward to hearing from you all very soon!!  As always I am only as strong as the prayer I speak and the faith I keep!!!
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feeling great!!!!!
on June 10, 2010 10:39 am
     I would like to begin this entry by first giving GOD all the glory, honor and praise that he deserves.  Sorry I haven't been on OH in a while, but the new found energy has kept me extremely busy!!!! My social calender is now through the roof. I was speaking with one of my great friends (that I had met on OH) and she has helped me to realize that I have transferred addictions. I no longer crave or think about food excessively, now I constantly think about shopping and feel the urge to splurge!! I am now realizing how much of a problem this is becoming. I love to shop but then I become depressed because I buy clothes and they look great on me and make me feel confident, sexy and cool and then a week or two later they dont look as nice or they are way too big and then I feel like I wasted my money. I am not doing good with my protein and/or vitamins I truly believe honesty is the best policy and that is why I am being honest here today.
     My main goal and focus now is to get my life back on track. I want to get better at my protein and vitamin intake. I want to also learn to avoid things that are addictive such as shopping right now because I am in such a vulnerable state. I have found two items that my body has violent reactions to and those two items are brown and serve sausage and rice. I had a bad experience with salad and broccolli as well but it was not violent reactions. I still avoid all sugar and only drink calorie free, caffeine free and sugar free drinkables. I dont do bread and i feel I have been pretty good with my food choices. Please all keep me in prayer until you read again.
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     I am a 33yr old mother of 4 beautiful children. I have a 22yr old(by marriage), a 15yr old, a 10yr old, and a 7yr old. I have struggled with my weight all of my life, but never realized that I was overweight until my first child. In my family I was always told  by my grandparents that I was big-boned or curvaceous, I was taught to embrace the extra pounds as a rite of passage into woman hood. My parents though were sometimes cruel in their efforts to help me lose weight when they felt it was getting to be a little more than big-boned. The more insulted i felt the more I ate. I have been with my husband since I was 16years old and he is the father of my children, we have our ups and downs, as any couple does, but I am so blessed to know that I have support from him and my children during this stressful time.  I am also blessed that one of my biggest supporters is my oldest sister, she is beautiful and has always had a model-like figure, but she has never let me feel inferior due to my size. She encourages me to love me and all that comes with me.
     The reason I decided to have surgery; I love me no matter what weight or size, I am still ME!  What bothers me though is I am not as active as I want to be, I want to run and play with my children, catch them and throw them down in the snow without needing them to help me get back up. I want to sit and ride with them on rides at the amusement park without the fear that the safety lock may not catch. I want to live with my children and not through them. I only get one chance at participating in their childhoods and I am tired of watching so many opportunities to enjoy their childhood pass me by. I have made a promise to my children and we have set a goal of 3 things we would like to do together in the next 2 years and here they go: 1) Ride rides together at an amusement park 2) Hike up a trail as a family 3) play volleyball on a beach as a family. I am claiming my victory of doing these things without heavy breathing or having to stop because the pressure of my weight is bearing down on me! With the tool of WLS i will be VICTORIOUS!!!!!!!!!!